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Household of James Gent Baker (born 1848, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Gent Baker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gent Baker, born in 1848 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. James Gent was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Baker, born in 1847 in Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Ernest Gay (born 1875 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Arthur Sam (born 1877 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and Edith Ellen (born 1880 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James Gent's Niece, Amy (born 1869 in Milborne Port, Somerset, England), James Gent's Boarder, William Barnard (born 1855 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and James Gent's Boarder, William Delamark (born 1863 in St John's Wood, Middlesex, England).


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James Gent Baker's household

Male

James Gent

Baker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Baker

Wife
Male

Ernest Gay

Baker

Son
Male

Arthur Sam

Baker

Son
Female

Edith Ellen

Baker

Daughter
Female

Amy

Andrews

Niece
Male

William Barnard

Howard

Boarder
Male

William Delamark

Banks

Boarder
First name(s) James Gent
Last name Baker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Gent

Baker

Head

Married

33

1848

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Baker

Wife

Married

34

1847

Somerset, England

Ernest Gay

Baker

Son

Single

6

1875

Battersea, Surrey, England

Arthur Sam

Baker

Son

Single

4

1877

Battersea, Surrey, England

Edith Ellen

Baker

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Amy

Andrews

Niece

Single

12

1869

Milborne Port, Somerset, England

William Barnard

Howard

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Camberwell, Surrey, England

William Delamark

Banks

Boarder

Single

18

1863

St John's Wood, Middlesex, England

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